Parks and Recreation

Amy Poehler had to take the stage at Thursday’s “unite4humanity” event in Los Angeles shortly after finding out her longtime friend and “Parks and Recreation” producer Harris Wittels had been found dead of a possible drug overdose, just days before the show’s series finale. Read her emotional tribute here.

Harris Wittels, co-executive producer of “Parks and Recreation,” died on Thursday of a possible drug overdose. He was found in his Los Angeles home. Wittels was 30. His death comes just less than one week before the “Parks and Recreation” series finale. Find out more here.

Rob Lowe’s commitment to “Parks and Recreation” will keep him from replacing Charlie Sheen on “Two and a Half Men,” according to his current boss.

During a “Parks” panel discussion on Wednesday night, executive producer Michael Schur said that Lowe has a “multiyear contract” with the NBC sitcom, and that there’s “no truth” to rumors Lowe will leave.